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COUNCIL MEMBERS
The Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals is a high-level, independent and multistakeholder group comprising10 members from diverse sectors, both from the Global North and South. The Council aims to reconcile diverging interests to tackle the complex, interconnected challenges surrounding minerals for the energy transition.
SPECIAL ADVISORS
The Global Council is guided and assisted by a brain trust composed of Special Advisors - independent experts representing a diversity of organizations and sectors - providing evidence-based recommendations and acting in the interest of the Global Council.
Aditya Ramji
Director, Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South
Andrea Di Masi
External Affairs, SQM Lithium
Assheton Carter
CEO and Founder, TDi Sustainability; Strategic Advisor, Fair Cobalt Alliance
Chiugo Aghaji
Extractives and Sustainability Consultant, CEA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Denis Gyeyir
Africa Senior Program Officer, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
Erica Westenberg
Governance Programs Director, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
Gordon Poole
Senior Director, Camarco an APCO Worldwide Company
Jana Plananska
Expert and Independent Consultant
CEO & Founder, Jana Plananska Mobility Solutions GmbH
Lelia Yanling
China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO)
Louis Maréchal
Senior Advisor - Minerals & Extractives, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Mirna Adjami
Consultant
Pierre Petit-de-Pasquale
Standards Director, The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)
Saliem Fakir
Executive Director, African Climate Foundation
Tom Moerenhout
Critical Materials Lead, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
Adele Rouleau
Senior Environmental Consultant, Geosyntec Consultants
Andrew Wilson
Deputy Secretary General - Policy, International Chamber of Commerce
Bennett Freeman
Chair of the Advisory Board, Global Witness
Chris Beatty
Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs, TechMet
Diana Gherasim
Head of Energy and Climate Policies, Institut Français des Relations Internationales
Erik Post
Senior Advisor to The European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM)
Isabelle Ramdoo
Deputy Diector, Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)
Jeff Geipel
Managing Director, Mining Shared Value, Engineers Without Borders Canada
Lihui Sun
Vice President of Huayou Cobalt
Ludivine Wouters
Managing Partner, Latitude Five
Nicolas Leconte
Political Advisor on JETP and Energy Transition, European Delegation in Hanoi
Raphaël Danglade
Lead Portfolio Manager, Climate & Development, Africa-Europe Foundation
Solange Harpham
Former Head of the Secretariat of the Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals, Paris Peace Forum
Veronica Bolton Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Critical Minerals Africa Group
Aman Chitkara
Independent Expert on Critical Minerals, Battery Recycling, and Energy Transition
Anthony Abdul Karim Kamara
Member of Parliament, Parliament of Sierra Leone, Pan-African Parliament
Bryan Bille
Policy and Geopolitical Principal, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Daniel Stauffacher
Earth Council
Emily Iona Stewart
Head of Policy and EU Relations, Transition Minerals, Global Witness
Florian Anderhuber
Deputy Director General, Director Energy, Climate & Sustainability, Euromines
Jan Klawitter
Head of Government & International Relations, EU & APAC, Anglo American
Joël Flores-Carpio
CEO, STRATEGIS Global Advisors
Liwei Chen
Technical Advisor, Wildlife Conservation Society
Mike Blakeney
Head of Government and Public Affairs, Cobalt Institute
Peter Handley
Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership ; Strategic Advisor on climate, energy and raw materials, HCSS
Roland Chavasse
Secretary General and Co-Founder, International Lithium Association
Sulthan Khalifa Haroon Al Rashid
Researcher
Vincenzo Conforti
Head of Government Relations Europe, Glencore